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Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Mansfield Memorial Park

Born:August 10, 1946 at Edinboro, PA

Entered
Service in the US Army from Columbus, OH

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Vietnam War For heroism
May 13, 1970 at Vietnam

Died:May
13, 1970 at the age of 23

After moving
through freshly cut rice paddies in search of a suspected
company-size enemy force, Private First Class Winder's unit
started a thorough search of the area. Suddenly they were
engaged with intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled
grenade fire by a well entrenched enemy force. Several friendly
soldiers fell wounded in the initial contact and the unit was
pinned down. Responding instantly to the cries of his wounded
comrades, PFC Winder began maneuvering across approximately 100
meters of open, bullet-swept terrain toward the nearest
casualty. Unarmed and crawling most of the distance, he was
wounded by enemy fire before reaching his comrades. Despite his
wounds and with great effort, he reached the first casualty and
administered medical aid. As he continued to crawl across the
open terrain toward a second wounded soldier he was forced to
stop when wounded a second time. Aroused by the cries of an
injured comrade for aid, his great determination and sense of
duty impelled him to move forward once again, despite his
wounds, in a courageous attempt to reach and assist the injured
man. After struggling to within ten meters of the man, Private
First Class Winder was mortally wounded.